Today’s guests:

Undersecretary of the Army Joseph Westphal joined In Depth with Francis Rose for an hour-long discussion including the upcoming 238th birthday of the Army, the drawdown in Afghanistan and how sequestration cuts are impacting force readiness.

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Susan KellySpecial Adviser for the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition

The unemployment rate for veterans is headed down, but the Defense Department wants to erase it completely. DoD is in the middle of turning its service members into what it calls a “career-ready military.” Dr. Susan Kelly, the special adviser for the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) at the Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy, joins In Depth with more.

Ray BradyManager of the National Renewable Energy Coordination Office Bureau of Land Management

Some 200,000 homes in the western U.S. could be getting their power from federal land. The Bureau of Land Management at the Interior Department will oversee three renewable-energy projects that will generate over 500 megawatts of power when they’re complete. Ray Brady, the manager of the National Renewable Energy Coordination Office at the Bureau of Land Management, joins In Depth with more information about the initiative.

Revamping an old pay system at Customs and Border Protection is the goal of a bill from Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). His Border Patrol Pay Reform Act has support from the National Border Patrol Council. Shawn Moran, vice president of the National Border Patrol council, joins In Depth to discuss what the legislation would do.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing the first-ever cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure systems. It’s one of the many job NIST has under the President’s February executive order on cybersecurity. But NIST says for the plan to work, it’ll need to mostly stay out of the way and let industry drive the process. Details from Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu.

Francis Rose is the host of In Depth, which airs weekdays from 4-7 p.m. on 1500 AM in the Washington, DC metro area and online everywhere. Francis has covered all three branches of the federal government as a broadcast journalist since 1998. He joined Federal News Radio in 2006, and launched In Depth in 2008 as a daily show focused on connecting federal executives to the information they need to do their jobs better.